Week 4-9 Test Answers

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Fill in the blank.My mom ______ me to go to the store.

A
alloud
B
aloud
C
allowed
D
alowed
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Read the paragraph.Thurgood Marshall was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Howard University, where he studied law. He served for years as influential legal counsel to the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), acting as a champion of civil rights for African Americans. He is famous for winning the 1954 case Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, in which it was ruled that racial segregation in schools was illegal. Marshall became the first African American to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. His remarkable achievements — as a lawyer, as a Supreme Court justice, and as a human being — were nothing short of extraordinary.

A
that the author holds a very high opinion of Thurgood Marshall
B
that the author does not have an opinion of Thurgood Marshall
C
that the author holds an unbiased opinion of Thurgood Marshall
D
that the author wishes to omit his opinion of Thurgood Marshall
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Fill in the blanks in order.Serena wanted to _______ a novel _______ her favorite author.

A
bye, by
B
buy, by
C
bye, buy
D
buy, bye
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Which sentence is written correctly?

A
Lita was devastated and started waling when she heard the news.
B
Lita was devastated and started whaleing when she heard the news.
C
Lita was devastated and started wailing when she heard the news.
D
Lita was devastated and started whailing when she heard the news.
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Read the paragraph.Violence in video games is essentially to blame for violence in our society. When children are bombarded with monstrous images, they begin to think that these types of actions are normal or acceptable. Children and teenagers are spending excessive numbers of hours playing video games, and they may begin to use them as a guideline for how to act and behave. Even if they do not perform violent actions, they may become less sensitive to the thoughts and feelings of others because of what they see reflected in these games.

A
mainly words with strong positive connotations
B
mainly words with strong negative connotations
C
mainly words with neutral and positive connotations
D
mainly words with positive and negative connotations
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Read the paragraph.Thurgood Marshall was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Howard University, where he studied law. He served for years as influential legal counsel to the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), acting as a champion of civil rights for African Americans. He is famous for winning the 1954 case Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, in which it was ruled that racial segregation in schools was illegal. Marshall became the first African American to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. His remarkable achievements — as a lawyer, as a Supreme Court justice, and as a human being — were nothing short of extraordinary.

A
It creates boredom.
B
It creates curiosity.
C
It conveys admiration.
D
It conveys excitement.
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Read the excerpt from We Shall Not Be Moved.Once inside Clinton Hall, the writer found a different climate. At the end of a swarming corridor a fortification had been set up, made of desks and tables; this was the League's information bureau, where scores of confused, excited workers waited to register for the union. Heavily bearded old men pushed through the crowd selling apples and pretzels from baskets.

A
to challenge the reader’s ideas about the importance of the league
B
to help the reader imagine what the hall looked, felt, and smelled like
C
to give the reader facts about the hall’s size and the number of people there
D
to show the reader how the league in the past is the same as it is today
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Which answer choice contains dialogue?

A
Jorge’s mother told him she would pick him up at noon.
B
Mia started to argue with her dad when he told her to clean her room.
C
All of the students shouted excitedly when the snow began to fall.
D
“Please walk around the wet cement,” the worker said.
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The struggle between opposing forces or characters is called

A
symbolism.
B
characterization.
C
conflict.
D
dialogue.

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